Making wood as strong as steel!

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I got to speak with the team behind MettleWood, a revolutionary material stronger than steel and made entirely from wood, at the White House Demo Day organized by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). We explore InventWood’s high-pressure densification process and applications from structural beams to honeycomb panels. This could be a game-changer for sustainable building materials!
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[@erroneousbosch]

Ignore people making this about politics. The important thing is seeing cool new tech and manufacturing returning to the US!

[@Sahko123]

Its always nice to see that there are news sources our there that actually try and look at things from several angles

[@Nobe_Oddy]

it was brave of you to put out a video involving the current admin... I'm no fan of them, but just like you said, I would have went too. and that says A LOT coming from me,... let's just say that "I'm no fan of the current admin" is putting it lightly... very Very VERY LIGHTLY!!! lol But I'm the type of person that WILL give CREDIT, WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. And I think the CHIPS Act is a GREAT START (but frankly it's not enough TBH) ... But I have to add that it was also brave of you to bring up all of the 'controversy' that the video caused.... BUT if people are serious about tech and the future then it won't matter what is going on in capitol hilll :)

[@Platypus_Warrior]

Keep the good and leave the bad man. Great video as always. If I no longer find my interest I would just go somewhere else. People are so entitled nowadays, some only comment when they're unsatisfied. Focus on the nice stuff for the greater good. Take care

[@smartwatchonpluto]

"Any species" so what about iron wood?

[@dennydravis8758]

Wait a second - thats the process NileRed used for his bulletproof wood video

[@StrangeParts]

Yep! His video was actually based on their research work. Also his transparent wood video! It's super cool stuff.

[@deeznuttes9340]

you think nile red was the first person to come up with that process? 😂lmao no, I love nile red but scientists have been working on this for years. First time i heard about it was in 2018 but im sure the technology was being worked on before that. Regardless, we need more of this, maybe it'l force the companies making this stuff to start massive tree farms which i see as an absolute win even if those trees are destined to be cut, just because it'l still probably be less destructive than manufacturing steel lel

[@AndrewWorkshop]

First thing that came to my mind too lol.

[@Munden]

Yes, it is. He based his off of a paper published in Nature in 2018. Guessing this company did the same or similar.

[@voinea12]

@@Munden I wonder if they started after seeing niles red video?

[@0ctatr0n]

'Wood' be good to see this done with Bamboo being that it grows so fast and doesn't need to be replanted

[@alant383]

Agreed. Bamboo has been used as a structural material for millennia, especially in Philippines where they have been making "Buhay Kubo" houses since time immemorial. It's still used to make he outriggers and beams on traditional Filipino fishing boats and others. It's not stronger than steel but perfectly adequate for the purpose and much, much less expensive than a contrived processed 'composite'.

[@alant383]

Thanks. Bamboo is also very plentiful and economical in Philippines, so a few 3-point load tests to work out a range of equivalent bending stress ranges could serve to provide a guide and just double up where needed. It's kinda notchy though so some compression Euler buckling tests needed as well for a range of values

[@mindsprawl]

nice idea but wouldnt work.

[@0ctatr0n]

@@mindsprawl Care to expand on that?

[@alant383]

@@mindsprawl You can make anything work with a little adaptation. It doesn't have to be fly, it's not aircraft structures. Young bamboo can be easily formed into a geodetic structure in a lattice work as a basis for a mould and use a matrix like aerated concrete applied in layers, for example

[@nekomakhea9440]

Honestly I hope the guy you interviewed is right about wood making a comeback. I'm so fucking tired of the bland concrete, glass, and brushed aluminum/stainless cubes look of postmodern architecture. Engineered wood composites are cool as fuck.

[@PrograError]

Give it to PC components like Fractal's North... they knows what's the it

[@Shawnsrumi]

This product is based off a university of Maryland research they reduce the lant by 45% heated and compress it the science is legit

[@chippysteve4524]

Right on.If funky curvy glu-lam structures and hydraulic presses could have babies... !

[@Ithirahad]

You can make lots of cool things with metal too, but boxes are cheap, even if it is wood.

[@bullhornzz]

Can you imagine the poor termite that runs up on a piece of that and breaks all his teeth out! 🤣

[@JoeyImageYT]

WINNER!!! lmao

[@brenthoadley]

❤

[@nadiaplaysgames2550]

no the termite would go "OH MY GOD THERE SO MUCH

[@scottbrown2116]

Regarding the termite issue: it is still wood, therefore still prone to termites. But, it seems like it would take the termites longer to do as much damage compared with uncompressed wood. I don't know for sure, but their company might want to experiment with this. Who knows what will be developed because of these experiments?

[@RpattoYT]

Nah, I think we'll just get fat termites. It's like Kitkat chunky, just more kitkat crammed into a small space.

[@googleevil]

Hey man, don’t make excuses for this Whitehouse visit. Thank you to taking all us with you, it was interesting and it was not politics.

[@mach1553]

@@anti-rioter-15 Your comment is wrong, get a life.

[@allez2015]

So they say "stronger than steel", and I found they quote an 85,000 psi tensile strength value and say "50% stronger than steel" which means they are probably comparing to A36 steel (which is really crappy steel). Most alloys of aluminum are stronger than steel if we are using A36. I'd be curious to see what the tensile modulus is. Strength isn't everything with structures. You can have a strong material but if its is soft, your building is going to have quite a bit of unpleasant sway. Something else is buckling. Buckling is a stiffness, not strength, driven phenomenon.

[@michaelmaley6744]

A36 is structural steel, so it is a fair comparison. The other common structural steel is A572, which is the typical steel used for I-beams.

[@pabloarroyo8546]

Stiffness of a column scales linearly with EI (young's modulus * polar moment of inertia). I found poplar to have a young's modulus of 8.8 GPa, if we compress it by a factor of 5 along only one axis (easier to do, but not optimal for maximum performance), we get a young's modulus of ~44GPa, about 1/5th that of A36 steel. From this we would find that you have about 1/5th the ability to resist buckling in a column. This is using the properties of an isotropic material, but this material is orthotropic, so the equations may change a little; however, I would be surprised to find something that far from a linear scaling in E. Hopefully this helps on the buckling front. I agree that sway and joining sections may be a bit more challenging. Finally, I think that wood may be better at attenuating some vibrations than steel.

[@AramisWyler]

​@@pabloarroyo8546 I'm not arguing, but I think turning the 5x compression I to a 5x GPa radically underestimates the non-linear strengthening of the wood fibers that comes from the massive increase in contact with the lignin.

[@smartwatchonpluto]

Yall guys are missing the point. I bet you would take a house built with this over the current stick built market.

[@Bubu567]

From what I remember, normal hardwood wood can already be about 20% stronger than structural steel in compression. And when it is in compression, it's tension strength is also amplified. What they are doing here is 'pre-compressing' the wood, but I am skeptical of it being comparable to actual wood in compression.

[@SpencerPaire]

I'm really glad you attended the WH event, and EVEN more glad that you kept the video up and replied to bashing. You are 100% right that policies have massive impacts in the tech hobby and industry. And if people just stick their fingers in their ears and shout out the "Bleh! Politics!" they'll just end up in a stagnant or backsliding economy, where it's impossible to stay on the cutting edge. I'm glad you used your platform to remind us that politics isn't parties; it's policies. And we need policies that make more Silicon Valleys and less Mississippis.

[@liquidsonly]

Spitfires had propellers made from compressed wood in WW2.

[@mach1553]

Should have made the whole plane that way.

[@yufers]

Hydulignum?

[@411NOW]

Scotty, dont let the haters get to you. I understood why you made the other video and thank you for it. Hope your health is better bud. Side effects from concusions can take years to resolve if ever. You keep doing you and your core audience will be here. Peace Sir.

[@hrdcpy]

Recently, I've found comfort in listening to Silvie at The Concussion Community podcast even though I haven't signed up for her program. Thanks for being here. 🖖

[@DarkArtGuitars]

There's a local company called Swiss Wood Solutions that has been doing something similar for a few years. They have a bit of a different focus for applications, but it's a very interesting product. They also have some for musical instruments, replacing exotic hardwoods with engineered local FSC wood.

[@thepaperboy9009]

👍👍👍 In the late 70's there was a Canadian TV series called Science International with Tilu Leek and Joseph Campanella. One of the segments profiled a Japanase R&D company that turned cheap fast growing soft wood (entire 20-30 foot tree trunks); used industrial strength microwave to "cook it" (like a baked potato) then compressed it with an industrial hydraulic press to concentrate the density and remove moisture. Out came a very dense, dimensionally stable piece of beam lumber, with the strength of steel and all the curves / bends / imperfections removed. I often wondered about the tech and why it never developed further since then. I surmised the cost of the process was a detrimental factor. Good to see it progressing at a trade show in your video. 🤩👍

[@asofeye]

Don't let the haters deter you. You have a worthy reputation for sharing unbiased info and educating people about how the world of manufacturing works. Keep discovering and being curious.

[@troubleshot_]

galvanized square steel and eco-friendly wood veneers

[@rycoh9]

it was my first thought when I saw the thumbnail 😂😂

[@paillat]

Bahagahahaha😂

[@muf1772]

Held together with screws borrowed from aunt

[@Trenz0]

Idk I can still see an application for this densified wood. Especially if aesthetics are concerned, doing the veneered steel requires substantially more labor and skill for installation. If anything, I think it's an interesting approach to materials

[@aristotle_4532]

As a civil engineer, the only application I see is high end furniture and finishing.

[@lanzer22]

Don't need to explain yourself. Those who freaked out and want you to not speak with certain individuals are people not worth of your time, and will eventually leave because you tripped over one landmine or another. Thank you for the excellent video.

[@micksam7]

Nilered did a video on the process of densifying wood, making 'bulletproof' wood. It's a fantastic video.

[@juanmacias5922]

I was going to comment this! Such a cool video.

[@StrangeParts]

Yep! His video was actually based on their research work. Also his transparent wood video! It's super cool stuff.

[@nallemanstankarochfunderin5962]

Densifying wood is not really a new idea, i did labsests of it during ground school in the 90's. But it has never been commercialized and utilized to it's full potential. As seen in this video, you can do absolutely mindbreaking stuff with this. You could probably even build rickets with this stuff since it's self extinguishing and just charifies it's surface which will then be inpenetrable by heat and flames.

[@da_SpiffR]

I wonder what the corrosion properties are? Do you need to seal it for outdoor use, etc. What a fantastic idea!

[@Dazerath1]

You have the best attitude. Please stay this way.

[@3dmedicvince449]

Honey, i shrunk the deck.

[@steventrott8714]

I think this is the first time I've seen this movie referenced in over a decade... We're getting old!

[@benjy6358]

thank you sir..

[@kwerk2011]

If you said that in New Zealand, she'd leave you.

[@TheShizzlemop]

that is a good one

[@user-vp1sc7tt4m]

🤣

[@piconano]

Say anything these days, and some people will object. If you say it sunny outside, someone will say it's dark where they are! I've found that people who are unhappy with their lives, talk trash in comments all the time. You do you and don't mind the rest. You get one life to live. Live it the best way you know how.

[@Pr0toPoTaT0]

Scotty. I dont think anybody who commented that was thinking much when they posted the comments about propaganda for the government. Of course it is. Theyre putting money into these things! Had to edit this because it sounded bad. I know people have there feelings but politics don't control you. They invited you to an event, you went and reported on what you saw. GREAT JOB.

[@98Zai]

I wonder how it holds up against moisture and mold etc. How long can it last exposed to the elements? I would love to have untreated planks like these as a house siding! The natural beauty of wood far exceeds any paint.

[@DanielJoyce]

Thermal treated wood that isn't densified will last as long or longer than pressure treated wood. This wood is so dense rot and insects will have a hard time.

[@supernova8962]

I agree with you... they need to do more test.

[@dogodogo5891]

in past my grandad would make "fossilized" wood by submerging in mud/bank of river for many month or till you forget, mold and thermite wont like it, i still had pieces because from our inherited house, its so dense, even nail will bent

[@esoel]

This tech is so cool, but I was screaming at my screen all video, "ask him about elasticity!". I love wood bows and I would love to know if this would work or if it makes the wood too stiff or brittle. I can imagine a very powerful and deceptively thin bow that would be so cool.

[@anti-rioter-15]

I will ask him that for you.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

From the tests results it has excellent torsional strength so it bodes well for laminating as boards, beams or plys. So imagine a laminate sheet laid up |×|×|×| orientation that could be moulded to a recurve then when formed and set. Slice into bow arms ... that might work .🤔 I've had conventional laminated wood and composite bows in the past.

[@myopinion69420]

I was in the construction industry for a couple of years around 2010 and hated the fact I was seeing a lot of steel framed houses pop up (where the constriction is the same as a standard stick frame but using steel extrusions), it made no sense to me, sure, the steel is going to be better against moisture and termites, but where I live, termites are not an issue. not to mention, timber is a renueable resource where as steel is not, sure there is a LOT of iron in the world, but a lot of it is not easily obtainable. not to mention the fact that timber in construction can be used as a carbon sink, planting trees is only a temporary carbon sink and once the tree has reached maturity, the amount of carbon in absorbs is low and a lot of the carbon it does absorb ends up being released again as leaves and branches fall off and decay, then when the tree dies, as it starts to rot or gets burned down in a bush fire, that carbon it has absorbed is then released. if you let the tree grow until it is reaching maturity, then cut it down to build a house out of, you can store that carbon for another 20, 50, 100 years on top of how long it took the tree to grow. then if we do a better job at demolition and disposal of building materials, we could potentially recycle all that timber into other products like paper, currently when you pull down a house, it all just goes to landfill unless the house is built from a 'valuable' timber and it is in good condition as its a lot cheaper just to pull a house down with an excavator than it is to pull it apart by hand and sort building materials.

[@SLK464]

There are soo many questions this guy failed to ask about during the interview - how strong actually is it under load, is it machinable, the guy said it's bullet proof and he didn't even ask more about that...

[@fathybalamita1537]

For the people asking about resistant to moisture, fungus, termites, scratching, and denting, the company's website covers all of it. One thing the is not covered, is how easy is it to cut compared to regular wood.

[@RandomBogey]

4:52 "And it's bullet proof" Scotty just blazed right by that comment. lol

[@nesdi6653]

the 3D pressing is amazing, wood cars again!

[@phiksit]

Yes! Maybe we can get some cars that don't start rusting out in 10 years!

[@mach1553]

@@phiksit Just hope they don't catch fire.

[@joz534]

@@phiksit Just don't buy Tesla

[@nokieng6502]

The Woody Station Wagon!!

[@ThePyrosirys]

It _seems_ to me (altough I haven't seen all the facts on this) that this would solve a major problem in other engineered wood structures, which is the environmental impact of glue in laminated beams. More strenght by volume = less glue

[@AaronEiche]

This is absolutely fascinating - while listening to the content here, I began to imagine everything made out of wood. Cars, Bicycles, Spaceships! It's not a simple solution for everything of course, because wood that acts like steel is (as you pointed out) as heavy as steel - but oh my goodness what effect could this have on what we build and how we build it. I wonder if they could build a factory out here in Oregon, where much of the nations lumber comes from.

[@Maxjoker98]

I think it's important to touch politics sometimes, and I thought Strange Parts did it well: It's on a topic he knows about(technology), and you can't really call his reporting one-sided if most of the other videos are about electronics in China. It would have been something different if he just went to a rally unrelated to technology, but this is far from that, and the people complaining about the previous/this video are a mystery to me. Keep up the great work!

You know when a country is fucked when you feel like you need to do a video about people getting mad when you visit the government office. Don't ever stop and keep being you!

[@SimJDKS]

Some cult members get extra sad if you deal with reality.

[@Ivan.Wright]

How do you mean?

[@deadlock_problem]

I dont' care about whatever the American government has to say about anything. I'm not American.

[@SimJDKS]

@@deadlock_problem sadly the stupidity from it does spread, and most decisions it makes do impact the world. But the point is about people getting butt hurt for talking to “the other side”.

[@deadlock_problem]

@@SimJDKS I barely care about my countries politics I care even less about politics of other countries. I would be wasting most of my spare time if I kept up with every random countries politics. The other side thing is a leap of logic and gaslighting. Americans only make a large minority of youtube watcher.

[@CRAZYCR1T1C]

I love how your channel has diversified to these kind of subjects. Keep it up!

[@DiHandley]

This is a genius product!

[@entinator]

The problem is gonna be that it's still made of basically anisotropic fibres, so the differing properties are probably gonna be annoying to calculate around. Not saying this material isn't amazing and you can probably use it in tonnes of places, just need to think about the limitations when a salesman talks to you.

[@paradiselost9946]

having spent a fruitless half hour on a chunk of iron bark with a block splitter... knots... last time i checked, select timber aint cheap. not sure knots and grain imperfections take to this treatment so well... otherwise, love it. pine squished to a hardwood...

[@parrotraiser6541]

That looks very promising, especially since you asked the obvious question of flammability. One promising approach would be to start with thin veneers formed to a complex shape, then laminated. It should beat steel for small volumes that would not be economical if a die needs machining.

[@igorordecha]

My immiediate question would be: how machinable it is? Is it more similar to wood or metal (or maybe cf, gf) when cutting, milling and sanding?

[@Talic29]

Can you cut and shape it using standard woodworking tools and techniques or does this require entirely new tooling?

[@Celician83]

Hey, this would be a great material to replace the now rotten wood frames of the Classic Morgan cars!

[@anthonyp4209]

Someone get the hamster on the line

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

Not sure it would be, as the design of the Morgan and all the other timbre cars expect the strength, springiness, damping, density and dimensions of 'real' wood of whichever species. It would probably take a great deal of redesign to create a new frame in this material that can actually replace the old. Probably would be a good material to create a new wooden car with though, when every part of the design already expects the 'wood' to be really thin.

[@Celician83]

@@foldionepapyrus3441 yeah, true. I don't think the body of those cars have any rubber dampeners on them, they use the slight give of the wood as dampeners. Would probably rattle every bolt out of the body of a true Morgan

[@dianacarr5515]

I am glad you got a chance to go. Even if you're against a policy or ideas, you need to understand their ideas!! Intrigued by the condensed wood!! Thanks for being there and sharing ground breaking ideas with us!! ❤❤❤

[@GuiGuib81]

don't let haters get you. As long as you find it interesting, post it!

[@timonsku]

man thats so cool, I really hope the manufacturing at scale works out economically

[@reggiep75]

I'd be interested in the tests that prove it's strength. The only steel has over it, from what I can see, is that steel is fire proof. I'd seriously like to see the tests.

[@konradp5915]

I'll bet steel is slightly more weldable as well.

[@Okand2]

When made dense like this the wood becomes very resistant to fire too, this is addressed in the video. A lot of metals when in the form of a powder will burn quite well. You're right about welding though.

[@AwesomeAggron1000]

Steel isn’t really fire proof, yeah it won’t melt or burn. But it loses a lot of its strength when heated. The whole benefit of mass timber is that the outer layer chars however the inner core will retain strength during a fire. Steel will just lose a majority of its strength when heated to 400-500C. In terms of building materials the mass timber is actually better because of this. You can account for loss of char layer by adding an inch to a wood beam or post.

[@alant383]

Yes, you need to know exactly how strong it is for any calculations on its application, especially accounting for orthotropic effects

[@JoshuaKnowbuddy-gm1ez]

That process is not new they’re just using different woods, they’ve been doing this to bamboo for commercial products for years. My question is how is it cut on site? Can you re glue to each other? Can you drill through it? I’m guessing that siding will need steel clips to install? Do you need diamond blades on your tooling now? Pretty big deal to smaller outfits for tool upgrades as diamond blades are 10x normal carbide.

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

That idea for wood is going to be a game changer. Something similar to an idea I had a few years ago, but never saw any way of even prototyping a trial. Great Video.

[@jcugnoni]

I read a few papers on densified wood and this is a great endeavor in my opinion. I just wonder about the moisture absortion / stability and the safety / environmental impact of the 'juices' that they use to modify the lignin (and how to recycle it). Nice work and I trully wish them a lot of success.

[@Castle3179]

The high density should make this rot resistant and fire resistant in the sense that it reduces the surface area that can react with air and microbes.

[@polkalamypekopeko2969]

Finally, a wooden gym

[@thejudgemeister]

I'm here for your content. I know that your content is always designed to inform and entertain. Keep creating the content your heart leads you to create. I'm here for it all.

[@RandomBallPain]

I love this channel, you just never know what's going to pop up, and all of it is very, very cool. Thank you!

[@julianfbond1234]

That look like an amazing material. I look forward to being able to play with it and see what it can be used for.

[@Brurgh]

everytime he says "densify" really grinds my gears... the word is to condense!

[@bloepje]

Yeah, I think that was a ginormous failure of him. ;-)

[@HonestAuntyElle]

I love the colour of it. Id honestly use it for woodworking just for the colour

[@Gadadharadas]

Just contact them through their Inventwood website, and ask.

[@TokenTech]

Doesn’t matter who is in office we have to work with who we got

[@ShawnChristopher10101]

And that's the point....

[@TokenTech]

@@ShawnChristopher10101 yeah I was agreeing

[@DaveOBrien]

It does matter who is in the office if they're an unhinged lunatic...

[@deadlock_problem]

1. plenty of his viewers aren't american and don't care 2. plenty of people just don't care at all

[@fiasco7P]

I my opinion the next thing to do is to try makeing everything we make out of expensive wood out of this thing. Piano , baseball , bat , gun stock , cricket bat , everything where dense wood is preferend I suppose that you can make different density wood by using variating amount of compression during the manufacturing process.

[@fiasco7P]

guitar

[@SpeedrunnerG55]

how does this not reabsorb water and expand like crazy?

[@Shawnsrumi]

I believe the compression and heat treatment process reduces air pockets, and turns the lighting into a resin type compound reducing moisture absorption. And they also seal the wood

[@FujiLivz]

If it's non-conductive, it could be incredibly useful in the sense that very few things are as hard as steel and non-conductive (Could also be a bad thing if grounding to the steel in construction is required). Things like airplane shells and military ships come to mind - I can't help but think A non-metal submarine would be harder to detect.

[@ovanhackedid]

For a moment I thought you were doing collab with NileRed when I saw the title 😂

[@StrangeParts]

I'd love to. We met at Open Sauce - cool guy. Maybe it's something we can make happen down the road...

[@nextgenph2595]

This was awesome! Thanks for bringing this to the world. I never would have known!

[@vr0k3n]

Why would anyone focus on the politic side of your previous video????? LMAO All I could see was how amazing those inventions are and that they actually invited a youtuber to a "real" event 👏

[@hrdcpy]

Same! Maybe I had watched it on Nebula which has no comment section. They need to work on that feature. 🤞

[@pileofstuff]

Sadly, in this day and age, some people have made politics their entire personality.

[@thistledownwoodcraft3426]

A couple of questions. 1. what is the work-ability, do I need special metal working tools? B. "and it is bullet proof", to what caliber and how thick does it have to be. He was holding siding, does that mean the siding is bullet proof. Very interesting product, and American made. I am liking this stuff.

[@nallemanstankarochfunderin5962]

I absolutely agree that it's just as important to see and hear what all spectrums of the political scene are saying about the current and future developments. I'm very happy you're not shying away from sharing some of it. It just shows that you are dedicated to everything technology and engineering. I for one, even if i do not have any engineering background or education love to follow this space, and i'm here to see and hear what people who are more informed than me has to say about different things, as well as showing me their different findings and inventions. That's why i follow this channel. You have always been one to find new and interesting angles of attack when it comes to engineering. Please just keep beeing you and do what you find interesting. That's what has built this channel, and it's what will keep it going. Your fired up personality and how you engage with all kinds of people and problems. Just love it. Thank you for yet another very interesting video.

[@ricpruneda3563]

He keeps saying half the cost, can you imagine what the cost of wood will be if this becomes mainstream.

[@Kyrox2]

I wasnt a huge fan of the last video, but it did bring a ton of context that was necessary and Im glad you started with it. I, like most folks, understand that politicians need to constantly advertise their impact on the country and justify why they feel they should continue to be in their current position. Advocacy for technology and advancement can be apolotical despite the funding coming from a specific party. I feel like you've done a great job showing us the cool stuff that we want to see without letting any particular political narrative overshadow the tech. If one day I get to see car bodies made from bulletproof wood, I'll be happy and not really care what politics funded this company. Thanks for making these videos!

[@asmith7876]

I need a canoe built with this, super thin but super strong and light? Gimme!

[@Cloud1202]

Love your channel, Nice to see you making videos again ^^

[@fjhskd34u21h3]

Not only is it just a better building material, but it even looks really good. I could totally see it being used as siding on buildings, completely unpainted.

[@Relou4e]

There was a similar invention in the 80ies in Japan. They used microwaves and compression to densyfv and strengthen wood and improve durability.As soon as its durability exceeds the time it takes to grow it is positive in its environmental footprint!

[@iceman45ification1]

I think using a renewable source like wood to replace steel is super cool. One thing I wish you would've asked is, how does it do under the westher, like, water risistance. I'm an audio buff, and this type of wood is awesome for making speaker cabinets being how dense the material is. 👌

[@AhmetMurati]

Great material, especially to have a bicycle frame made of such wood form.

[@markrowland1366]

We of New Zealand pioneered tungsten carbide, woodbworking blades in the 1960s. My father developed coconut log processing in 1970. Now worth half a billion annually to tiny Fiji.

[@paulvansteenberghe4644]

This idea is over 100 years old. Lignostone is a densified wood product, still made today. I’ve seen it used instead of steel on the edges of wooden skis. I’ve heard that the Russians used it it build cannons, tanks and other armaments. Great way to make a very useful product while sequestering carbon and lowering mining impacts.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Wow. That's INSANE. Homes are built out of "match sticks" as they say, so they're not actually that durable. I would imagine this makes it significantly more durable and sturdy, which is helpful in areas with inclimate weather. The question is the cost.

[@JoeyImageYT]

People that complained and/or unsubbed over the previous video, are probably people you don't need to pay attention to anyway. No need for you to apologize.

[@Gearshock]

I wonder what a baseball or cricket bat made from that material would be like. It's incredible what they can do with this tech.

[@Wingspan_5]

This is going to revolutionize the renovating of 0.25m square apartments with galvanized square steel and eco-friendly wood veneers

[@ratznefumel]

Would be cool to know if the compression of the wood also helps with its longgevity. I can only think so if all water has been pushed out.

[@starfleetau]

The dumb part with people complaining about Politics is that everything has politics, if you ignore the politics then you don't undrestand half of what is going on. Engineering RELIES on politics, any of it software, building, automotive etc.. all of our stuff is driven in one way or another by politics. To understand it all, we have to understand the politics. It has to be covered at times.

[@galileo_rs]

This process has existed for decades. The reason it is coming back is due to carbon policies. Speaking of policies, those politicians invited you because you provide them with an audience. It’s the same deal as with the TikTok 'influencers' they worked with a while back or now with their music project on KZbin. If you have no issues being used like that...

[@daveblack6951]

Let us all agree not to politicise Strange Parts. 🙏

[@stupendas101]

There is a company called Junckers (either from Denmark or another Scandinavian country). Junckers has been around forever and they make high end hardwood floors in a similar manner that are way stronger than normal hardwood floors. They are very popular is basketball courts. These floors are made in the same way, compressing the wood by approximately 33% resulting in hardwood floors that are almost impossible to dent. I used that floor in 1997 and it was already a long established company. They also have a neat system for connecting one panel to another that requires no nails, no glue etc and goes fairly quick. So this company likely got millions of Government handouts to "invent" what has already been invented decades earlier. Thei proximity to Washington DC tells you all you need to know why they got funded (ie gifted) the taxpayers' money

[@trunkmunk3y]

Fascinating stuff. I'm curious how you fasten that wood. Can you screw it or drill into it? Can you glue it?

[@GabbyHolmes]

We 've had similiar product made from palm carnel waste so I think these kind invention are worth

[@pflegefachkraft7595]

I love the idea behind that. Only thing really necessary for the ultra compressed wood is energy and less high quality slow growing wood! Got to be a big thing in housebuilding, furniture and basically everything else in 50 years or so 😮.... I guess I put the company in my portfolio 😅

[@ashman2023]

Good for you, ignore the idiots, you do good work.

[@BarbarosGunes]

Good luck with these products, I always appreciate the way such companies work. Creavity, engineering and improvement, great job 👍

[@BijBijTCG]

How is it 100% wood if you have to use a "liquid". There must be a little "liquid" left after it's done

[@ua420]

When they put in into the hot press. The liquid with some legnin is beeing squished out. So it’s mostly dry and solid after processing.

[@leo959]

Nilered ~ “let’s test it” Proceeds to pull out Ruger 22 long rifle

[@bucklogos]

I love how you went from addressing the haters/weird political nutjobs straight to ground news sponsor segment. These people really need to use something like ground news lol.

[@chiparooo]

Thanks for sharing!

[@RyanMercer]

Yawn, NilesRed made some 6 months ago.

[@Arek_R.]

And they try to make money off this as well.

[@Hobypyrocom]

not the same procedure, what NileRed did was way more complicated... this one is just boiled wood in press...

[@omotolaoyeniyi631]

​​@@Hobypyrocomwrong, they left out a lot of processes, they wouldn't go on telling everyone that

[@BBlueBBasterd]

Just because they aren't the first doesn't mean the technology can't be interesting!

[@faizshaikh476]

As mentioned above, his video was based off of the research paper published by this company.

[@JTDesign1]

It sure would be nice to have an alternative to steel I-beams in home construction. Thinner and smaller is always better for many of our vertical design constraints. Wonder how it would work to have a bullet proof siding, I mean how do you nail it?

[@jamesr.3460]

I appreciate your postings and deeply appreciate keeping the focus on developments in the world around us.

[@aurimasniekis]

Damn when talking about construction materials you will only hear "bulletproof" in US I guess 😅

[@chippysteve4524]

Fascinating new tech. I'd be interested to see how these products stack up against traditional timber,regarding e.g. the amount of energy required in the production process and how easy it is to cut,drill,machine,etc..

[@KSPRAYDAD]

Hearing from the government what initiatives they are supporting is not 'politics'. My gosh people have thin skin and an odd view of 'politics'.

[@1pcfred]

Fortunately they won't be in any position to support any initiatives very soon.

[@reddcube]

This would be really cool for IKEA furniture. Remove all structural metal pieces and replace with wood-like material. Or have study designs that take less volume to ship.

[@Shawnsrumi]

I’ve been following this research for years now. This is based off of University of Maryland research. I’ve been wanting to try this myself for personal use. I’m wondering what they use to prevent moisture absorption. That is the one thing I learned from the research paper about this process I’m sure it’s not that hard.

[@MichaelGoldfrad]

You did nothing wrong going to the white house or talking with the spoxpeople